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And with every member disjointed, he exclaimed in expostulation,
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O most accursed tyrant, and enemy of heavenly justice, and cruel-hearted, I am no murderer, nor sacrilegious man, whom thou thus ill-usest; but a defender of the Divine law.
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And when the spearmen said, Consent to eat, that you may be released from your tortures,—
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he answered, Not so powerful, O accursed ministers, is your wheel, as to stifle my reasoning; cut my limbs, and burn my flesh, and twist my joints.
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For through all my torments I will convince you that the children of the Hebrews are alone unconquered in behalf of virtue.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.